My hair: I've been transitioning since summer 08. My hair texture is 3b I think. I have about 5 inches of new growth (looks more like 3 cuz of shrinkage) and the rest which is damaged and straight from relaxing comes down to a little past my shoulders.

About the only thing that I have found to really work for me is rollersetting it. But, I'm still trying to perfect the technique.

I use Loreal's Melting Gel on wet conditioned hair before using those skinny bend-able rollers. Then I put it in a silk cap and go to sleep and take it out in the morning when its dry. Sometimes it turns out almost perfectly. Sometimes, not so much.